About Robinson Healthcare

Robinson Healthcare has an established reputation as one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of healthcare products, providing medical professionals, pharmacists, retailers and consumers with products they can trust.

A
History of Innovation

The company was founded in 1839 when John
Bradbury Robinson, a retail chemist in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, decided to set
up a business making pill boxes. 16 years later the business diversified and
started manufacturing surgical dressings to meet the huge demand created by
the Crimean War.

The business pioneered the manufacture of
medical cotton wool and worked in partnership with Dr Joseph Sampson Gamgee to
patent and manufacture the world famous Gamgee tissue.

Innovation remains part of the company’s product
development plans today. Robinson Healthcare was a pioneer in the introduction
of single use surgical instruments in 2002 and remains the clear market leader.
In 2010, further development led to the introduction of Instraspec, the first
unbreakable disposable plastic vaginal speculum.

Carding Room, Walton Works, Chesterfield c1920

Sewing Room, Walton Works, Chesterfield c1950

Manufactured
in the UK

Almost all Robinson Healthcare products
are produced at a large UK manufacturing facility in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Single use instruments, which are classed as medical devices, are AQL inspected and
hygienically packaged in a large Class 7 cleanroom, then sterilised by Ethylene Oxide gas or Steam to meet rigorous quality standards.

A comprehensive range of single use
instruments for surgical, gynaecological, podiatry and dental procedures.
Complemented by medical cotton wool and absorbents, patient and surface wipes
and professional woundcare products.

Understanding
Customer Needs

Robinson Healthcare has over 170 years
experience of working in partnership with healthcare professionals,
pharmacists, retailers and consumers. The company fully understands that a
consistent and reliable supply of high quality products is critical to the
smooth and efficient running of healthcare services, pharmacy and retail
operations.

To maintain this high level of service,
Robinson Healthcare has a dedicated team that liaises with customers at all
levels within each of the following market sectors: